This paper involves an innovative methodology recently used in a Joint exercise associated with a simulation to support the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Act of 2017 training requirements for deployed US forces and US agencies which may benefit our partners and allies. WPS requires that relevant DOD personnel receive training, in the following areas: (1) Training in conflict prevention, peace processes, mitigation, resolution, and security initiatives that specifically addresses the importance of meaningful participation by all genders. (2) Gender considerations including training regarding— (A) international human rights law and international humanitarian law, as relevant; and (B) protecting civilians from violence, exploitation, and trafficking in persons. (3) Effective strategies and best practices for ensuring gender considerations are included in military planning and operations. Simulation in the field of gender advisor training to support WPS is critically important to the US military because it may lead to improvements in promoting meaningful participation of women in conflict prevention, management, and resolution, and post-conflict relief and recovery efforts by predicting behaviors that are realistic, reliable, and repeatable among non-military populations. To date there has been insufficient modeling of the representation of women in military advisory roles within the operational environment (OE) and their value-added effects on combatants and noncombatants. The TRADOC G-2 Modeling and Simulations will leverage recent unclassified results to demonstrate how simulation can support Joint and Army training for WPS at the grass-roots level in the several “battleground areas” and show what quantitative benefits might accrue to civilian security. This modeling approach may support other equities besides DOD including our partners providing technical assistance, advisement and training to female partner nation force negotiators, peace builders, and stakeholders such as non-governmental and private sector entities engaged in or affected by conflict prevention and stabilization, peace building, security, or related efforts.
Simulation for Women, Peace and Security Training
5 Views